否定 (ひてい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

否定 (ひてい) means denial / negation.

See example sentences below.

否定 at a glance

否定

ひていhitei

N3noun

denial / negation

否定ひていhiteiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

denial / negation

Example 1

彼の主張を否定した。

Translation

I denied his claim.

Example 2

否定の答えはひどく感じた。

Translation

I felt bad about the negative answer.

Kanji 否: negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny

Kanji 否: meanings, readings, and example words.

Kanji 定: determine, fix, establish, decide

Kanji 定: meanings, readings, and example words.

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